Justpoint has raised $95 million in new funding to search for drugs that cause harm and could be the basis for lawsuits.

Jan. 31, 2025 – The FDA has approved a new non-opioid oral drug for acute pain in adults. It is the first new class of non-opioid pain medicine approved in over 20 years, providing effective ...

(CNN) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new type of pain medication in more than two decades, and it’s not an opioid. The drug is suzetrigine under the brand name Journavx. It ...

Prescription drugs can be administered in various ways. This includes oral (by mouth), enteral (into the gastrointestinal tract), mucosal (through a mucus membrane), and percutaneous (through the skin ...

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified the recall as "Class I," the most severe risk level. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The classification update ...

Patient identification errors in the medication-ordering process are often difficult to detect. The FMEA team recommended enhancing all clinical information systems to require two unique patient ...

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Additional risks for medication errors include emergency situations, lack of written orders, no external cross check, high risk medications, and drug shortage issues and substitutions. An ...

First Check decided to take a closer look at his claims, to sift facts from fiction. Ketamine hydrochloride, a medication developed over 50 years ago, is a widely used anaesthetic approved by the FDA.

Languages: English. President Donald Trump has been accused of raising prescription drug prices for seniors by immediately rescinding former President Joe Biden's executive order to lower costs ...

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Viral social media posts claim that one of the orders revoked was one that lowered prescription drug costs for people on Medicare and Medicaid. Several VERIFY readers asked us if these posts are true.